Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 28th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Russian forces have captured two villages in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, as Kyiv struggles to repel advances during stalled peace negotiations, Ukrainian open-source researchers said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that sanctions and tariffs must stay in place in order to pressure Russia into entering what he called “real negotiations” to end the war.
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has proposed limiting Ukrainian refugees' access to child benefits and healthcare, while also calling for a ban on glorifying nationalist leader Stepan Bandera.
Russian President Vladimir Putin should be aware that Germany's support for Ukraine is not waning, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said on Monday upon arriving in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on an unannounced visit.
Russia has proposed that members of the United Nations Security Council, including the U.S., China, and Russia, act as security guarantors for Ukraine, ensuring its neutrality and non-nuclear status, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview on 24 August.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day, with Carney pledging Canada's continued support and urging stronger deterrence against Russia.
Ukrainian drone attacks on the Kursk nuclear power plant have raised serious nuclear safety concerns, with the regional governor warning of violations to international conventions and significant operational disruptions at the facility.
Russia’s Defence Ministry announced on Saturday that its troops had captured two more settlements along the 1,000-km front line in Donetsk region, following the Friday announcement of three other villages taken in its gradual advance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on nations in the global south to “send relevant signals” and push Russia towards peace.
Monday, August 18th, 2025, may already be marked as a historical date and qualified as a beginning of the end of the war in Ukraine. In simplest terms, what happened during the White House meeting is that three out of four parties agreed that a territorial cession is an acceptable price for peace.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Friday of obstructing plans for a summit with Vladimir Putin, while security guarantees for Ukraine remain under discussion with NATO allies.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he wants Türkiye inclusion in the provision of security guarantees for his nation in the event of a ceasefire deal.
Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia could be suspended for at least five days following the latest Ukrainian strike on a facility in Russia, the Hungarian and Slovakian governments said on Friday (22 August), in a widening of the fallout of the Ukraine war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s massive overnight assault on Ukraine, involving more than 570 drones and 40 missiles, showed Moscow was avoiding peace talks and undermining U.S.-led diplomatic efforts.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday and had "a productive and wide-ranging conversation" on trade challenges and other issues, Carney's office said in a statement.
Russia has escalated strikes on Ukraine’s energy system, targeting a key gas compressor station vital for winter storage, as Kyiv faces mounting shortages despite U.S. peace efforts.
On August 21, Russia launched a wave of missile and drone strikes on cities in western Ukraine, far from the front line, killing at least one person and injuring 14. The attack ignited fires at a major electronics plant in Mukachevo and caused damage in several other cities, including Lviv.
Türkiye is stepping up as a key player in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, NATO chief Mark Rutte, and senior Turkish officials all emphasized Ankara’s key role in promoting lasting peace.
The chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that work was underway on establishing the military component of security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a settlement of the war with Russia.
A Russian drone strike on the city of Okhtyrka in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast injured 12 people, including two children, according to local authorities.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had ruled out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine, but said the United States might provide air support as part of a deal to end Russia's war in the country.
A Ukrainian drone strike late Tuesday cut power to areas of Russia-held Zaporizhzhia region, officials said, during ongoing attacks in southeastern Ukraine.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed that the bloc will continue targeting Russia’s war economy, with a new sanctions package expected by next month, while emphasizing the need for strong security guarantees for Ukraine.
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